"True terror is to wake up one morning, and discover that your high school class is running the country." - Kurt Vonnegut
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Wednesday, September 4th, 2019.
The air was somewhat brisk, a cool lower-60s, teetering on the brink into the 50's, with a low humidity. Much of the students and faculty have yet to arrive on campus this early in the morning, a mere 5AM as the hallway lights would flicker on, the same morning crew of maintenance workers and janitors being retained over the years having it timed nearly perfectly. Yet, only an hour or so later, the school would begin to bustle with activity, a daily morning ritual that would persist for the lingering next several months, a trend broken only by holidays - and other off-days. Throughout the days just prior, student council members, cheerleaders and other student volunteers had spent decorating the hallways with banners, posters, and streamers - all themed, spirited to welcoming back many of the returning students. Even so, knowing there would be some new faces on campus, faculty and others would make themselves available, with friendly faces, to guide and assist newcomers who have yet to familiarize themselves with the academy.
The next couple of hours, once school opened for the first time to the swaths of swarming school students, the line for carpool would stack up rather quickly, as many of them being boarding students would have to take their time being meticulous with their luggage, hugging parents and other family goodbye before disappearing into the aged structures of the academy. Each student, for all their similarities, also equally starkly differing from one another. Each person wandering through the halls, seeking their friends or their dorms or just a quick bite to eat at the cafeteria on the first floor, with their own unique story to tell - their own impact, however small or large, and writing the next chapter of the school's rather illustrious and storied history.
Along with the list of classes each student had been assigned to take for the semester, a schedule of the first day had been sent to each individual student, detailing the rather unique structure of the whole day. Headlined, beginning, with a school-wide assembly, though not until 10:30, and aside from commitments from some teams or other organizations, there was no required set time for students to arrive before then. Such relative loose discipline regarding the late take-in, however, would not be analogous to how the rest of the year would transpire. All across campus, especially so along aligned against the interior walls of the cafeteria, were tables with information, flyers, and many goodies. Some of them of student-led organizations interested in recruiting and soliciting students, others manned by faculty who were keen on informing what services and post-admission opportunities the school itself would be able to provide for them. Everything from a bake sale to a popcorn machine to a JROTC station challenging students to perform as many pullups and pushups they are physically able to muster - in whole, a sign as to the extent the institution made certain it's commitment to the wholesome, and complete, repertoire and scope of offerings.
